The distant No. 3 in fundraising in a four-way race to signify District 6 on the Palm Seaside County Fee topped the sphere in cash added final month.
However actual property agent and Republican Sara Baxter’s haul was virtually solely as a result of a $15,000 mortgage to her marketing campaign. After refunding two $1,000 checks and bringing in small quantities from different donors, Baxter ended the month elevating round $14,300.
Nonetheless, Baxter has simply $18,369 available, properly behind Rep. Matt Willhite and Michelle Oyola McGovern. Each of these Democratic candidates have a whole lot of 1000’s in money available as they search to fill the seat held by Commissioner Melissa McKinlay. McKinlay is vacating her seat due to time period limits.
Willhite and McGovern have been working neck and neck within the cash race to signify District 6. The district accounts for the most important swath of land among the many county districts, encompassing the western agricultural a part of the county. The district covers Belle Glade, Loxahatchee Groves, Pahokee, Royal Palm Seaside, South Bay, Westlake and Wellington.
Proper now, McGovern has a much bigger marketing campaign coffer.
Guidelines prohibited Willhite from elevating cash whereas the Legislative Session was in progress. And McGovern, an administrator for a well being care firm, didn’t elevate any cash for her private account final month, data present. However her political committee, Group McGovern, reveals $14,000 raised in February.
She shares the account along with her husband, John McGovern, who’s working for the Wellington Village Council. Meaning the committee funds may very well be used for his marketing campaign as properly.
Group McGovern obtained a complete of $14,000 from the insurance coverage trade, with the largest donation, a $6,000 examine, coming from Onetech Advantages LLC, a Palm Seaside Gardens insurance coverage company. The political committee additionally collected $4,000 from each Beecher Carlson Holdings, an Atlanta insurance coverage company, and Public Threat Insurance coverage Advisors, one other insurance coverage company in Daytona Seaside.
Neither of McGovern’s accounts confirmed any spending in February, leaving her with a complete of $252,725 money available for her marketing campaign.
Willhite, who has a complete of $222,072 accessible between his private marketing campaign and his political committee, Floridians for Public Security, spent $6,000 in February.
Willhite spent $2,500 for placing MDW Communications in Plantation on retainer, one other $2,500 to that firm for consulting and $1,000 to Silver Productions in Tallahassee for video manufacturing.
Baxter spent $993 in February and refunded a $2,000 donation from the Deborah Adeimy for Congress marketing campaign. Adeimy is a Republican, working for the best to face Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel within the Basic Election for Florida’s 21st Congressional District this fall.
A 3rd Democrat within the race, Sylvia Sharps, raised $675 in February and spent $235. She has a complete of $7,887 available.
The campaigns have been dealing with a deadline March 10 for reporting all February monetary exercise.
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